For the second week in a row, a DFP thesis film is airing in prime-time on UNC-TV! Proper Pronouns, co-directed by Meg Daniels (MFA ’19) and Manie Robinson (MFA ’19), airs on our statewide PBS station on Thursday, November 19 at 10:00 […]
We are delighted to share the news that Adventures of T-Man, a film by Nick Deel (’19) and Huiying Wang (’19) will air on our statewide PBS station, UNC-TV, on Thursday, November 12 at 10 pm. Adventures of T-Man follows […]
DFP students and faculty are looking forward to a conversation on archival producing with 2016 MFA graduate and NYC-based documentary filmmaker Monica Berra on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. Berra will speak about her work as an archival producer and provide insight into the process of researching, […]
It’s been a great couple of months for Proper Pronouns. The film, co-directed by Meg Daniels (MFA ’19) and Manie Robinson (MFA ’19), is an official selection of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, the New Orleans International Film Festival, and the Cucalorus Film […]
It was a privilege and a pleasure for DFP students and faculty to spend an evening with two-time Academy-Award winner Barbara Kopple, founder of Cabin Creek Films, and our former student David Cassidy, producer, Cabin Creek Films. Kopple and Cassidy spoke to students about the story […]
A big congratulations to DFP Professor of Practice Peter Gilbert, alum Hillary Pierce (MFA ’13), and alum John Aldrich (UF ’00) on their 2020 Emmy nominations from the Emmys / Television Academy! 🌟 Peter is Executive Director of Charm City, nominated in the Outstanding […]
Congratulations to Sana Attiq Haq (MFA ’13) on her new position as an Assistant Professor of Cinematic Arts at the University of Miami! Haq previously served as Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at Elon University where she taught courses in multimedia content and production and global communication. […]
The Museum of the African Diaspora is launching a new monthly series, The African Diaspora Film Club, with a screening and discussion of Negroes with Gun on Sunday, June 14. The film, which aired on PBS’s Independent Lens in 2005, was co-directed by DFP Professor Sandy […]
Congratulations to Yuqi Lu (MFA’20) for delivering the winning pitch in the RiverRun Pitch Fest competition! Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this year’s event was moved to an online format with each participant submitting recorded video pitches to the judges. Lu pitched her thesis film, […]
There has never been a more urgent need for a free and active press, and there has never been a more challenging time to be leading a newsroom. From accusations of “fake news” to the disruptions brought about by the changing business models, thoughtful, conscious, consistent […]